Content Area - Disappearing Entries

Question

Having a few wierd things happening while populating a Content Area with Documents.
1. Even though every file belongs to the same Category "General" when the files are displayed they are grouped (seemingly arbitrarily) in separate sections with the same General category title. I'm not sure how better to explain this. For instance:
(Folder Name)
HR Documents
General (Category)
Employee Salary Action Form
Progressive Disipline Form
Employee Benefits Explanation
General (Category)
Arizona Stock Options Plan
Employee Review Form
2. The other problem I just ran into is that the files in this folder suddenly disappear. When I add a sub-folder to this folder it does not show up. After poking around the database I found that the files still exist in the database itself as BLOBS but they are not listed in my folder.
Are these content areas flakey or what?
Anyone else with the same experiences???
Thanks for any input.
Eric

Answer 1

For number 1, its likely that the items were entered in different regions. When adding an item you get to select which region it goes in. If you select different regions, then the category will show up for each region. You can tailor this behavior by editing the style.
For number 2, its possible that the sub-folders have not been selected for display. To check this, go to the folder properties of the parent folder and click on the optional tab. The second section shows available and displayed sub-folders.